Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-22
MINING NEWS.
Fun Psrticulars Of the Work
ON the Boston . Montana com''
..--.r+.m From Other Mines'

p-...,.,,.rs Of the work In frosrese
=. ~. aoston 3 Montana Compsny
Propsrty---Itsms From Other A'A
A. thu Roaton 4 Montana Co.'S smeive1
at MeadervilIe, little il being don IN w
xav of reducing ores or improve"en.''
tbo,oh the necessary prelimioar'es pr
paratory to the r~ettting and reoo''u."s y. ~
present much.out-of.iepair nst'tu''o"
progressing. It has lain idle Tor 30 grea.
length of time that it will take copsiderao
work to Mace it in it's former cond'0'on'
What little lie being done just o 10 only
initiatory to the amount that Will % oo.e
the coming spring. "A new matte mouse -
being built and about completed. where ai'
the matte is stored, ard wnence ~ 20
weighed and hauled on the cars. me o:e
chute has been entirely REBUILT maklas ~
more comfortable fer the men ~orA an
there. It also shelters the ore from tne
storms and severe cold. At present Only
four .calciners are in operation oesloes
three matte furnaces, and rom reporSs
these are the ouly ones that VIII w
run the coming winter. The conceh
traitor that of late has he'd. an over
hauling, commenced running nda
morning, and yesterday was IN Io.1
operation. Some OF the matGr
furnaces have entirely dropped in, and VIII
t Ike some time when work ia commenced
on them. to put them in condition. Quite
a quantity OF roasted ore which remained
in piles around the yard, the remnants o.
the old company. is now being put througn
the furnaces. All the narrow gauge rails
around the smelter have been taken up
and relaid to standard gauge. Consldera-
BILE ore is being handled by the Butte
Sampling Works. Yesterday the whole
force was busy loading ore for shipment to
their works at fueblo, Colorado: 90,
1t ia rumored that the old Colusa will
not put q larger force on than that ut pres
ent engaged till they have crosscut into the
shaft or workings OF the Mountain Chief.
in order to insure an unlimited amount OF
good air. Some little ore is at present be-
ing hoisted. The carpenters are buslIy en-
gagged in framing square sets to be used IN
the mine. The mine will be furnished with
an engine similar to the one ordered Tor the
Mountain View.
A revolving roasting ore furnace OF the
Howell & White pattern has been received
at the Silver Bow mill and is being lined
" 18th brick. The stone work OF the founda-
ton was finished last evening. but it will be
a week or more before it will be placed in
use. The foundation for the Q engine
that arrived lately for the purpose OF fur
| nishinQ power to the new works recently
,rected, was also receiving its finishing
touches. The Modoc ore chutes are COM
| pletely filled and some OF the miners laid
| of, owing to the recent additions to the
Anaconda smelter being yet Incomplete.
A miner by the name Of Jimmy Allen was
injured Sunday evening in the Big Colusa
mine on the 26O-foot level by q few small
pieces Of rock giving way and taking him
on the head and shoulder. He was not
very badly hurt. though at present confined
to his home in Meaderville.
The Parrot Company daily ships about
twelve tons of copper assaying 90 and 99A
per cent. pure.
Clark's Concentration has been shut down
for two or three days for repairs. If they
completed the work last evening as ex.
perted, they will resume operations to-day.
NJ. Ferrell. President of the Parrot Silver
& Copper Company OF this district, is daily
expected in this city.
General j. S. Harris, who is largely utter
ested in several fine mining properties at
Basin. is in the city for a few days and reg.
istered at the Windsor. The General is an
enthusiastic worker and has great faith in
the future OF the camp where he has de.
| voted SO much attention to mining the past
two years. One tunnel he is driving is in
over 900 feet and it is expected soon that
the ledge they have been driving for will he
struck, when the taking out OF ore will be
prosecuted with v.gor.